Meat and fish lead this ranking because animal tissue concentrates niacin from the protein it contains. Your body converts some amino acids directly into niacin during digestion, so foods high in protein tend toward high niacin density. This mechanism explains why the table below reads as it does.
Niacin also occurs naturally in grains, legumes, and nuts, though often in a form your body cannot access without processing. The ranking captures what your small intestine can actually use. Bear in mind that the position of a food here reflects its niacin per 100 g, not how much you would typically eat at one time.
FDA daily value: 16 mg
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Showing 251–300 of 4,100 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat, unsalted | Snacks | 8.10 mg | 51% |
| 252 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat | Snacks | 8.10 mg | 51% |
| 253 | Beverages, orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, powder | Beverages | 8.00 mg | 50% |
| 254 | Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 7.96 mg | 50% |
| 255 | Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining unenriched semolina, dry | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.95 mg | 50% |
| 256 | Waffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, toasted | Baked Products | 7.94 mg | 50% |
| 257 | Candies, peanut bar | Sweets | 7.92 mg | 50% |
| 258 | Formulated bar, high fiber, chewy, oats and chocolate | Snacks | 7.90 mg | 49% |
| 259 | Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, cheddar cheese flavor, dry | Breakfast Cereals | 7.90 mg | 49% |
| 260 | Pancakes, whole wheat, dry mix, incomplete | Baked Products | 7.89 mg | 49% |
| 261 | Elk, free range, ground, cooked patties (Shoshone Bannock) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 7.85 mg | 49% |
| 262 | Rice cake, cracker (include hain mini rice cakes) | Snacks | 7.81 mg | 49% |
| 263 | Snacks, brown rice chips | Snacks | 7.81 mg | 49% |
| 264 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, plain, unsalted | Snacks | 7.81 mg | 49% |
| 265 | Snacks, rice cracker brown rice, plain | Snacks | 7.81 mg | 49% |
| 266 | Waffle, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave | Baked Products | 7.79 mg | 49% |
| 267 | Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 7.71 mg | 48% |
| 268 | Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, lightly salted | Nut and Seed Products | 7.71 mg | 48% |
| 269 | Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 7.71 mg | 48% |
| 270 | Snacks, bagel chips, plain | Snacks | 7.66 mg | 48% |
| 271 | Spaghetti, protein-fortified, dry, enriched (n x 6.25) | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.65 mg | 48% |
| 272 | Waffles, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat | Baked Products | 7.58 mg | 47% |
| 273 | Bacon, meatless | Legumes and Legume Products | 7.56 mg | 47% |
| 274 | Wheat flour, white, bread, enriched | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.55 mg | 47% |
| 275 | Cereals, CREAM OF RICE, dry | Breakfast Cereals | 7.46 mg | 47% |
| 276 | Toddler formula, MEAD JOHNSON, Nutramigen Toddler with LGG Powder, with ARA and DHA, not reconstituted | Baby Foods | 7.40 mg | 46% |
| 277 | Seeds, breadfruit seeds, roasted | Nut and Seed Products | 7.40 mg | 46% |
| 278 | Peppers, sweet, red, freeze-dried | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 7.40 mg | 46% |
| 279 | Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, dry | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.33 mg | 46% |
| 280 | Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted | Nut and Seed Products | 7.31 mg | 46% |
| 281 | Snacks, granola bar, GENERAL MILLS, NATURE VALLEY, with yogurt coating | Snacks | 7.30 mg | 46% |
| 282 | Toaster pastries, brown-sugar-cinnamon | Baked Products | 7.23 mg | 45% |
| 283 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, sesame seed, unsalted | Snacks | 7.21 mg | 45% |
| 284 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, sesame seed | Snacks | 7.21 mg | 45% |
| 285 | Spanish rice mix, dry mix, unprepared | Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes | 7.18 mg | 45% |
| 286 | Pasta, dry, enriched | Cereal Grains and Pasta | 7.18 mg | 45% |
| 287 | Peppers, pasilla, dried | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 7.17 mg | 45% |
| 288 | Crackers, cheese, reduced fat | Baked Products | 7.17 mg | 45% |
| 289 | Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar | Sweets | 7.17 mg | 45% |
| 290 | Cheese puffs and twists, corn based, baked, low fat | Snacks | 7.14 mg | 45% |
| 291 | PIZZA HUT, breadstick, parmesan garlic | Fast Foods | 7.08 mg | 44% |
| 292 | Fast foods, breadstick, soft, prepared with garlic and parmesan cheese | Fast Foods | 7.08 mg | 44% |
| 293 | Cereals ready-to-eat, HEALTH VALLEY, FIBER 7 Flakes | Breakfast Cereals | 7.05 mg | 44% |
| 294 | Snacks, crisped rice bar, chocolate chip | Snacks | 7.05 mg | 44% |
| 295 | Snacks, pita chips, salted | Snacks | 7.04 mg | 44% |
| 296 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt | Nut and Seed Products | 7.04 mg | 44% |
| 297 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 7.04 mg | 44% |
| 298 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels from shell, dry roasted, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 7.04 mg | 44% |
| 299 | Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, rye | Snacks | 7.04 mg | 44% |
| 300 | Mushrooms, enoki, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 7.03 mg | 44% |
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